The huge figures of the Ayuso–Lidl Trek deal between salary and penalty to UAE Team Emirates

Juan Ayuso’s move to Lidl-Trek should now be just a formality. After the announcement during the Vuelta a España confirming the separation between the Spaniard and the Emirati team, the future of the former Colpack talent looks set to be with the American squad, where he will finally be the sole leader in the Grand Tours.

Other teams had also been mentioned for his future, such as Movistar and Ineos Grenadiers, but in the end the only concrete option turned out to be Lidl-Trek, which has been searching for a top Grand Tour rider to complete a super roster already stacked with some of the world’s best sprinters and classics specialists. The injury to Geoghegan Hart and Ciccone’s recurring issues have prevented the team from securing strong GC results in recent seasons — a problem that should now be solved.

According to bici.pro’s latest Instagram post, Ayuso is expected to sign a 5-year contract worth around €3 million per season. UAE Team Emirates, meanwhile, will receive a €10 million penalty, corresponding to the value of the contract that would have still tied Ayuso to Pogacar’s team. These are record-breaking figures, confirming once again how cycling is changing, with the sport increasingly leaning toward the “buying and selling” of riders — a sharp contrast to the past, when a rider would always wait for the end of their contract before switching teams.

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